Read http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/hstein/qu-comm.htm,
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/hstein/qu-power.htm, and
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/hstein/qu-sign.htm.

The striving for power (over others) is the negative variation of
the striving for significance. Social feeling, or the feeling of
community, is the positive direction for overcoming the feeling of
inferiority.



--- In classicaladlerianpsychology@yahoogroups.com, "donr1948"
<donr1948@y...> wrote:
>
> Can anyone help me in seeing the difference between social feeling
> and striving for power? It seems to me that the striving for power
to
> deal with the feeling of inferiority is the main principle. The
> social feeling would either be one of inferiority, superiority or
> equality. So it seems to be dependent on the striving for power.